Hay-loader.



G. W. MONTGOMERY.

HAY LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 19, 1912.

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Witnesses G. W. MONTGOMERY.

HAY LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 19, 1912.

Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

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n ve nto r by r Attorneys Witn I l f trim) sTATEsPArENT OFFICE.

GEORGE WASHINGTON MONTGOMERY, or srn INGBoI-to, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF T0 MARK D. nowivrnmor, SPRINGBORO, PENNSYLVANIA.

HAY-LOADER.

Application filed. m 19,1912. Serial No. 710,510.

b To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, G ORGE W. MONT- GOMERY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springboro, in the county of Crawford and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new. and useful Hay-Loader, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hay loaders, its primary object being to provide, in a single machine, a rake, a hay elevating apparatus, and a wagon.

Another object is to provide mechanism of this character which is light and durable in construction and which receives its power from the front wheels of the machine.

Another-object is to'provide a combined rake and loader or elevator Wl'llClTL can be readily moved into or out of activeposition,

the shifting of the parts out of active'position resulting in the disconnection of the loading mechanism from the drive wheels.

A further object is to provide arake and. loader which will remain constantly in the same relation to the surface of the ground, thus rendering the machine especially de sirable for use over uneven ground.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope, of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawingsthe pre ferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings :Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine. Fig. 2 is a front ele vation thereof. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through the stacker and showing its operating mechanism in plan. Fig. 4 isa' detail view of a caster wheel used under the axlea havingsupporting Wheels 5. A frame 6 iscarried by the revoluble front axle and the draft tongue? is connected to the front portion of this frame, preferably atthe center thereof. i

Side arms 8 are pivotally mounted on and extend forwardly from the end portions of the axle t and their front endsengage the end portions of a transverse shaft 9 journaled in the sides of an upwardly extending sprockets15 which are engaged by endless chains 16, these chains extending downwardly and under sprocket 17 secured to the shaft 9. Transverse slats 18 connect the chains and "extending outwardly from cer tain of the links of the chains are teeth 19..

Casters20 are connected to the lower ends of the sides of frame 10 and are designed to in brackets 21 mounted on the front portion of frame 6 is a shaft 22 having rearwardly extend ng arms 23 ad acent its "ends and which are connected, as bv means of links 2 1, i

to thesides of the frame lO. A lever 25 extends upwardly from the shaft 22 and is provided witha spring ,pressed pawl 26 adapted to. engage! a toothed segment. 27 whereby the shaft 22 is held against rotation. H Each of the wheels 5 has a clutch member 28;'revolubletherewithand feathered on the axle 4 and adjacent each of these clutch memhers is another clutch member 29 movably enaged by one arm of a bell crank lever 30. ods 31 connect the otherarms ofthe bell crank levers to arms 32 extending radially from the end portions of the shaft 22. The bell crank levers 30 are fulcrumed on brackets 33 secured to the frame 6.

The parts are so positioned and proportioned that, when the casters 20 are in contact with the ground and the frame 10 is thus in its lower position, the clutch members 29 are in engagement with clutch members 28 and the wheels 5 thus coupled to the axle 4. Secured to the frame 6 and extending transversely thereof back of the normally bear upon the ground. J ournaled shaft 9 is a series of spring rake teeth 34. An inclined board 35 extends upwardly from the upper ends of "the teeth 34 and overhangs the rack 2, this board being provided with side flanges 36 which are bolted or otherwise secured to the standards 13, the lower end of the board being secured in any desired manner to the frame 6. v

When the machine herein described is to be moved without gathering hay, the lever 25 is swung downwardly and forwardly so as to cause the arms 23 to pull upwardly on links 24. The frame 10'will therefore be elevated, the, slotted portions of the frame sliding along the pins 12. At the same time the casters will be lifted out of contact with the ground and the teeth 34 will also be raised. During this rotation of shaft 22 I the arms 32 thereon will push on the rods 31 and cause the bell crank levers to shift the clutch members 29 out of engagement with theclutch members 28. \Vheels 5 will thus beuncoupled from axle 4 and the axle will not be rotated as the machine travels forward.

WVhen it is desired to use the apparatus for gathering and elevating hay, the lever 25is shifted back to the position shown in Fig. l, whereupon the frame 10 moves downwardly so as to bring the casters 20 and the teeth 34 into contact with the ground and the clutch members 29 move into engagement with the clutch members 28, thus cou- 3 'pling the wheels 5 to the axle 4.

' Obviously, therefore, as the machine moves forward, motion will be transmitted:

from the axle 4'through sprockets 37, which are secured to the axle, to chains 38, and

these chains will, in turn, drive sprockets 39 I which are secured to the shaft 9. Thus the endless conveyer will be set in motion and the teeth 19 outstanding therefrom will eni gage the hay gathered by the teeth 34 and drag it upwardly along the board 35 so as ultimately to discharge it onto the rack 2.:

Thus it will be seen that, as the machine Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the the rack. As the frame 10 is slidably mounted between the standards 13 the casters 20 are free to travel along an uneven surface and will thus maintain the teeth'34 at all times in proper relation to the ground. The pawl 26 is only used for engaging the rack 27 when the elevator is raised out of operative position. At other times the lever 25 is free to swing and not hinder the up and down movement of the elevator frame 10 while traveling over an uneven surface.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a wheel supported structure of an upwardly extending elevator, means for connecting the same to said structure, means for supporting the elevator normally at a predetermined distance from the ground, a rake for directing material into engagement with the elevator, means for driving the elevator from a supporting wheel, a lever, and separate means operated by said lever for simultaneously shifting the elevator upwardly away from the ground and uncoupling said driving mechanism from the axle.

2. The combination with a wheel supported structure including an axle adapted to be rotated by said wheels, of a rack connected to and movable with the structure, an elevator overhanging the rack and mounted on said structure, a connection between the elevator and structure, means for sliding the elevator upwardly and downwardly relative to the structure, rake teeth for gathering material and directing it into engagement with the elevator, a board extending under the elevator and overhanging the rack for supporting material engaged by the lower flight of the elevator, and means for transmitting motion from the said axle to the elevator irrespective of the sliding movement of the elevator.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signa- I ture in the presence of two witnesses. moves forward, the hay in the path thereof will be gathered by the teeth 34, will be engaged and elevated by the teeth 19 on the elevator, and will be finally discharged onto GEORGE WASHINGTON MONTGOMERY, Witnesses li-iAs. E. Lawrence, E. V. LOUCKS.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

